黃石市2023年考研《英語一》最后沖刺試題含解析

黃石市2023年考研《英語一》最后沖刺試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AsnakehandlerwhocheateddeathafterbeingbadlybittenbyasnakeisnowteachingAustralianshowto36inthecase．Neville-Burnshasbeenbittentwelvetimesduringhislongworkwithsnakes,andusesallhis37togivelecturestopeopleatriskofmeetingasnake38Australiaishometomostoftheworld'smostdeadlysnakes．SoNeville39thepeoplehowtodealwithsuchcloseunexpectedmeetings．．Hesetsupanenclosedarea,andonebyone,bringsoutfoursnakessopeoplecanknowthe40ofeachsnake．FirstoutofthebagisaRedBlackSnake．He41puthisfingeronit．That's42theentireforefingeronhisrighthandwas43afterhewasbitten．Butthatwasn'this44experience．-Whenhewas18?aBrownSnakehehadbeenholdingbythetail45andbithimintheface．Hewasrushedto46andhewassavedfromdeath．HesaysaCobraSnakeisperhapsvery47butnotthemostvenomous（有毒的）．AblackManbaSnake,oneofthemost48,isthelongestvenomoussnakeintheworld．ABrownSnakeisthefinal49atNeville'sshow．ItisoneofthemostcommonsnakesinAustralia,andisthesecondmostvenomousintheworld．Severaltimesduringthe50itbitsthebag;whichNeville51inNeville'sadviceistostay52ifasnakeisnearby,asmostwillonly53iftheyfeelthreatened．Hetellspeopletobe54butnottopickone'upbythetail．Hethendoesexactlythataspartofhisshow．Healsosayshe55believesintheoldsaying"oncebitten,twiceshy"．1、.．A．surviveB．move C．train D．meet2、.A．moneyB．condition C．experience D．time3、.．A．luckilyB．unexpectedly C．a(chǎn)ttentively D．finally4、.．A．a(chǎn)sksB．persuades C．teaches D．permits5、.．A．skillsB．characteristicsC．weight D．length6、.．A．needn'tB．shouldn't C．daren't D．wouldn't7、.．A．howB．whether C．when D．because8、.．A．cutoffB．gotdown C．putaway D．handedout9、.．A．bestB．greatestC．worst D．happiest10、.．A．turnedB．smeltC．woke D．fled11、.．A．officeB．hospital C．school D．house12、.．A．safeB．puzzled C．gentle D．dangerous13、.．A．deadlyB．friendlyC．careful D．a(chǎn)shamed14、.．A．visitorB．guest C．listener D．cook15、.．A．reportB．show C．conversation D．week16、.．A．ownsB．carries C．waves D．needs17、.．A．noisyB．excitedC．warm D．still18、.．A．disappearB．a(chǎn)ttack C．flee D．play19、.．A．braveB．kindC．distant D．good20、.A．usuallyB．a(chǎn)lways C．never D．sometimesSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。WistheUK’sbiggestandbestonlineguidetotheperformingartsincludingtheatre,opera,classicalmusic,danceandsoon.◆TheLionKingMusical:ThestageadaptationoftheDisneyfilmtakenfromanoriginalAfricanstory.Ayoungliongrowsupandlearnsthattakingoverthepriderequireswisdomandmaturity(成熟).Place:LyceumTheatre,WellingtonStreet,LondonTelephone:08702439000Date:Friday,18Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡37.5◆OliverMusical:Dickens’storyofaboyinaLondonworkhouseandhisadventuresonthewaytohisfamily.Thesongsinclude“Foodgloriousfood”,“You’vegottopickapocketortwo”,“Whowillbuythiswonderfulmorning”,“Iamreviewingthesituation”and“Consideryourselfathome.”Place:TheatreRoyal,CatherineStreet,LondonTelephone:02074945061Date:Thursday,17Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡25,butnowsave20%◆JerseyBoysMusical:IttellsthestoryofFrankieValliandtheFourseasons:theblue-collarkidsfromNewJerseyformedasinginggroupandbecamefamous.Themusicalfeaturesmanyofthegroup’spopularsongssuchas“Biggirlsdon’tcry”,“Oh,whatanight”and“Can’ttakemyeyesoffyou”.Place:PrinceEdwardTheatre,OldComptonStreet,LondonTelephone:08708509191Date:Saturday,19Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡22.5◆AllsWellThatEndsWellPlay:Aromanticstory.Helena,daughterofapoorphysician,lovesBertram,sonofaCountess(女伯爵).Place:Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,ParkStreet,LondonTelephone:02074019919Date:Sunday,20Nov,2015Ticketprice:￡40.51、IfMaryisavailableonFriday,whichofthefollowingshouldshecalltobuyaticket?A．08708509191 B．02074945061C．08702439000 D．020740199192、Ifyouwanttobuyaticketatadiscount,youshouldgoto________.A．Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatreB．LyceumTheatreC．PrinceEdwardTheatreD．TheatreRoyal3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToshowtheimportanceofWB．Togivesomeinformationabouttheperformingarts.C．TointroducesomefamousEnglishtheatres.D．Toteachreadershowtousetheonlineguide.Text2Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard，maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm",oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityor.excitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay..Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum（真空）comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour（水蒸汽）initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout（被擠出）atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,讓mightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddampair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.Text3UnexpectedMeetingTheelephantslefttheshade,crossedanopenpieceofgrassbetweenbushes,andcametowardsthemud-poolwheremytruckwasparked.Onebyonetheyarrivedontheshore,but,justastheyseemedtobeabouttobatheintheinvitingmuddyliquid,theybecameawareofthesilenttruckwithitssmellofman.Theleadingelephantmerelyspreadherearsandcautiouslybackedaway,takingtheyoungelephantswithher.Asmallermotherelephantcontinuedtostandnexttothepool,however,swingingherlongtrunkandswayingherheadfromsidetoside,alwayskeepinganeyeonthetruck.Thebabyelephantbehindherhelduphishead,wavinghistrucktosamplethesuspicioussmellinthewind.Themotherelephantseemedtobeuncertainaboutwhethertocomeonandinvestigatethetruckortobackawaywiththeothers.Finallyshemadeuphermindandslowlyadvancedonthetruck.Herearswerehalfout,andhertrunkmovedinquiringlytowardsthevehicleandthenbackunderherstomachinaswing.Iwasamazedbythiscloseapproach.NeverbeforehadIbeenabletoseethehairinessaroundthejaw,norsmellthewarmscentofelephantwhichnowreachedmeinconcentratedwaves.Themotherelephant’sstepswereslowbutdetermined,andbroughthertowithinacoupleofmetresofme.Shegavetheimpressionofbeingintenselycuriousaboutthismetalobjectwhichhadappearedinherworldandbehavedasifitwereitselfananimals.Iwonderedhowfarshewouldacceptthesituationand,ifafterallthecenturiesofmenkillingelephants,shewouldeverallowmetoapproachheronfoot.Tobeabletomovefreelyamongtheelephantswithouttheirmindingwasanexcitingthought,butIcertainlydidnotexpectitwouldeverbepossible.1、Ithadbeentheelephants’intentionto.A．a(chǎn)voidthemudB．swiminthepoolC．feedonthegrassD．lieinthesunshine2、Thepresenceoftheauthorandhisvehicle.A．wasnotnoticedbythenearbyelephantsB．madetheleadingelephantsuspiciousC．madetheadultelephantscuriousD．frightenedalltheelephantsaway3、Whilehewatchedthemotherelephantapproaching,theauthor.A．foundthesmellveryunpleasantB．wasimpressedbytheelephant’ssizeC．sawdetailshehadnotnoticedbeforeD．wasworriedthattheelephantsweretooclose4、Theauthordidnotexpecthewouldeverbeableto.A．shoottheelephantsB．touchtheelephantsC．drivehistruckclosetotheelephantsD．walkaboutfreelyneartheelephantsText4IfConfucius(孔子)werealivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinarememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwentyyears,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludeChineseart,historyandphilosophy(哲學(xué)).SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageof(利用)ancientChinesewisdomtomakeupthedrawbacks(缺陷)Westernphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoretointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.1、Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________.A．providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB．a(chǎn)ttractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC．showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD．provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations2、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________.A．takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsB．trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsC．haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseD．fightforachancetolearnChinese3、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ForgottenWisdominAmericaB．HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC．ChineseCultureforWesternersD．OldThinkerwithaBigFuture4、Thepassageislikelytoappearin________.A．a(chǎn)biographyB．a(chǎn)historypaperC．a(chǎn)philosophytextbookD．a(chǎn)newspaperPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)In1982,July1stwasofficiallyestablishedasCanadaDayVariouseventsareorganizedonthisday,1．(include)parades,concerts,festivalsandfireworkdisplays,2．gatherCanadiansofallagesacrossthecountryCanadaDayistheyear’sbiggestnationalpartyCanada’snationalflagcanbeseeneverywhereandmanypeoplehavetheirfaces3．(paint)redandwhite,whichareCanada’snationalcolorsThe4．(celebrate)inOttawa,Canada’scapitalcity,areespeciallygrandandexcitingInQuebec,manypeoplespendCanadaDay5．(move)fromonehousetoanotherSoinQuebec,CanadaDayisalsoknown6．MovingDayManyorganizations,businessesandstoresareclosedonthisdayOnlysomebookstores,hospitalsandgasstationsmaybeopenPostofficesareclosed,tooAsCanadaDay7．(fall)duringtheCanadiansummerholidays,allschoolsareclosedaswellInsomeareas,specialservices8．(provide)forlargeeventsTheCanadiansenjoy9．(they)tothefullonthisdayTheonlyproblemis10．theconcerts,paradesandfestivalsmaycausetrafficjamsinsomemajorcities語法填空Shouldnaps（小睡）actually1．(take)duringtheday?Well,wecertainlyknowfrom2．(evident)inthesleepcenterandthatofmanyotherscientiststhatnapscangiveyoubenefitsforbothyourbrain3．yourbodyButnapscanactuallybe4．double-edgedswordbecausewhilewe’reawakeduringtheday,we’rebuildingupsleepinessorsleeppressureSowhenyoutrytofallasleepatnight,you’llfallasleepquicklyandthenyou’llstayasleepAndwhenwesleep,weactuallyreleasethatsleepinesssothatwewakeupthenextmorningfeeling5．(refresh)Soifyoutakeanapduringtheday,especiallyifyoutakeittoolateintheafternoon,youwillactuallyreleasesomeofthatsleepinessanditwillmakeitmuch6．(hard)tofallasleepandstayasleepsoundlythroughoutthenightSotheadvicewouldbeifyoudon’tstrugglewithyoursleepandyoucannap7．(regular),thennapsarejustfineButifyoudofinditdifficult8．(fall)asleeporstayasleepatnight,thenyoushouldavoidnapsandtrytobuildupthathealthysleepinessintheeveningTheidealnapdependson9．youwantfromthatnapDifferentstagesofsleepactuallygiveyoudifferenttypesofbrainandbody10．(benefit)SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Beingabletocommunicateeffectivelywithothersisoneofthemostimportantskillsapersoncanhave.Fromtalkingwithfamilyandfriendstosharingyourideasatwork,communicationisabsolutelyfundamental.1、,therearesomestrategiesyoucanusetoimprovethem.2、.However,itdoesn’thavetobe.Therearesomesimplewaysforyoutostartcommunicatingwithsomeone,evenifyoudon’tknowthepersonverywell.Forexample,youcanfocusontheweatherorsomeotheraspectsofyoursurroundings.Besides,youshouldconsiderwhattopicsareappropriateforthesituation.Insomecases,stickingwithsmalltalkandinterestingtopicsmightbebest,butsometimes,youmayconsiderdevelopingintoadeeperconversation.3、.Talkaboutthingsthatinteresttheotherparty.Ifyouwanttobecomeabettercommunicator,yourfocushastobelessonyourselfandmoreonthepersonyouretalkingwith.4、,youshouldn’tgoonallnightaboutyours.Findconnectionpointsthatallowyoutogettheotherpersontalking.Theconversationwillcometoanendatsomepoint.5、.Maybeyouneedtomoveonwithyourday.Toendaconversationpolitely,payattentiontotheotherperson’sreactionandthensaysomethingtoofficiallyclosetheconversation.A．IfyouwanttomakeanapologytotheotherpartyB．ThismaybebecauseofrunningoutofthingstodiscussC．Ifhedoesn'tsharehishobbiesandinterestsD．it'snotappropriatetotransformtheconversationintoadeeperoneE.IfyoufeellikeyourcommunicationskillsfallshortofyourexpectationsF.ConsiderthesituationtodeterminewhatkindoftopicsmightbeappropriateG.StartingaconversationcanbethehardestpartofcommunicationforsomepeopleSeveralthingsBeijingersdoduringwintertimeInwinter,Beijingoffersthecity’sfun-seekersmanyappealingoptions,fromroyalgardenstowinterresorts.Yoursweettoothandpalateforfineartcanalsobesatisfiedbytheabundantchoicesinfoodandartexhibitions.Herearesomerecommendationsforyou.1、TheSummerPalacewasdesignedasasummerresortfortheEmperorDowagerCixiintheQingDynasty(1644—1911).RecentlyithasattractedthousandsoftouristshopingtocatchsightofthesettingsunshiningthroughtheSeventeen-ArchBridgeoverthefrozenKunmingLake.Muttonhotpot